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Like a pile of gold!

11 Dec 20114 Nov 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Manure delivery

Really can’t think what delivery of basic farm supplies could make me happier than today’s six truckloads of well-aged cow manure. Since we don’t have an on-farm source, getting this from a farm less than a mile (1.6km) down the … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork Tags Autumn, compost, cow manure, delivery, manure 11 Comments

Ways to spread

23 Mar 20164 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)
Spreading compost by hand

This has gotta be the most painstaking way to plant out two acres of veggies! To recap: different sections of the two fields are at different stages of tillage (Peter down the road has had to come back a couple … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools Tags bed preparation, lettuce, Lynn, manure, mesclun, salad greens, Spring, Tara, tractor 8 Comments

Different kind of compost heap

1 Apr 200930 Mar 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Back to cold and wet, with a bit of snow… Today was an interesting first in my brief tiny farming career: compost on skids! Fertility delivered! How convenient… This is about 5.5  tons (5,000kg) of fully composted, certified organic cow … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!) Tags composting, fertilizing, future, manure, Spring 8 Comments

Hitting the books: Composting!

16 Dec 202122 Feb 2009 by Mike (tfb)
A book about composting

Winters on the tiny farm have always been a time for research and a bit of book learning. My first two seasons were crazy for reading, especially the winter before Year 1, when I had four months to pick up … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Planning Tags books, composting, fertilizing, manure, research, Winter 10 Comments

Checking on the beef

14 Jan 20097 Jan 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Sammy the Steer, born at 4am in the freezing cold barn last January, is healthy and hefty at around 800lbs (360kg), and approaching the end of his arc as a provider of tasty, mainly grass-fed beef. He and his three … Read the rest

Categories Animals Tags cows, future, manure, Winter 7 Comments
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